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no president has won election or re-election under 50%, because obviously if people don't think he's doing a good job they won't vote for him, they'll vote for the alternative. jon: at the same time mitt romney rear aegis sowed up the republican nomination not so long ago when rick santorum dropped out of the race. it is possible that voters really don't know romney yet, haven't focused on him and their minds are still to be made up. >> absolutely. that's why president obama and his team have spent an awful lot of money, actually both campaigns have spent, but obama's campaign in particular spent over a hundred million dollars so far in ads mostly in these battleground states, some of them positive but most of them negative. they are trying to really define romney before he can define himself for voters. again they want this election not to be a referendum on president obama's first term, but a choice between the two candidates. jon: there was some bad news and some good news, i guess, for mitt romney in these polls. one in 12 minds were changed apparently by some of the negative adv
no president has won election or re-election under 50%, because obviously if people don't think he's doing a good job they won't vote for him, they'll vote for the alternative. jon: at the same time mitt romney rear aegis sowed up the republican nomination not so long ago when rick santorum dropped out of the race. it is possible that voters really don't know romney yet, haven't focused on him and their minds are still to be made up. >> absolutely. that's why president obama and his team...
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taking center stage this election year. president obama just yesterday challenging congress to crack down on oil market speculators. but is more government regulation really the answer or is it all about politics? mary katharine ham and juan williams coming up. a fair and balanced debate straight ahead. everyone in america depends on the postal service. i get my cancer medications through the mail. now washington, they're looking at shutting down post offices coast to coast. closing plants is not the answer. they want to cut 100,000 jobs. it's gonna cost us more, and the service is gonna be less. we could lose clientele because of increased mailing times. the ripple effect is going to be devastating. congress created the problem. and if our legislators get on the ball, they can make the right decisions. rick: glad you're with us everybody, right now, a growing financial drain for most americans. in an election year that makes it a very hot political issue as well. we're talking about the price of gasoline. the national aver
taking center stage this election year. president obama just yesterday challenging congress to crack down on oil market speculators. but is more government regulation really the answer or is it all about politics? mary katharine ham and juan williams coming up. a fair and balanced debate straight ahead. everyone in america depends on the postal service. i get my cancer medications through the mail. now washington, they're looking at shutting down post offices coast to coast. closing plants is...
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barack obama won re-election. so therefore, republicans have to understand that a view was rejected their view was rejected and certain other view which president espoused last four years was not rejected. you can be happy or unhappy about that. the problem if republicans keep obstructing, republicans keep saying can't go back to the clinton tax rates, they keep doing it and keep getting rejected at polls. they need to compromise, but president needs to lead but we'll reject the main platform he wants to lead on what is to lead on? they're not coming to the table to compromise. >> we have divided system of government. we have two houses of legislature and you know, john boehner got reelected and you know -- >> and republican house got re-elected. look when democrats talk about compromise that usually means from their view, that the republicans should become more like democrats. that republicans should move to the center or to the left. every time democrats gotten defeated say 2004, they didn't move closer to the c
barack obama won re-election. so therefore, republicans have to understand that a view was rejected their view was rejected and certain other view which president espoused last four years was not rejected. you can be happy or unhappy about that. the problem if republicans keep obstructing, republicans keep saying can't go back to the clinton tax rates, they keep doing it and keep getting rejected at polls. they need to compromise, but president needs to lead but we'll reject the main platform...
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thee election is not two guys. elections are one candidate against another candidate. voters may not like either one but they end up making a choice. i think it's entirely possible as romney becomes the nominee and as republicans who have problems with romney decide that they would rather have him be president than barack obama his numbers will in fact go up. jon: romney's challengers says he can't run against the president on the issue of "bama care because romney care was so much like it. he can argue, can you not that you can do those kinds of experiments on the state level without running afoul of the legislation. >> that's exactly what he's say. he would be helped a lot if the supreme court were to rule that all or part of obamacare is unconstitutional. romney's problem is the president is constantly going to be saying, thanks, mitt, it was a great idea we used your massachusetts healthcare as a model nor obamacare. and romney will be arguing it's a very specific solution for the state of massachusetts. he does not recommend it nationwide. he's going to have to fi
thee election is not two guys. elections are one candidate against another candidate. voters may not like either one but they end up making a choice. i think it's entirely possible as romney becomes the nominee and as republicans who have problems with romney decide that they would rather have him be president than barack obama his numbers will in fact go up. jon: romney's challengers says he can't run against the president on the issue of "bama care because romney care was so much like...
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this is the first election where so many parts of social media are really relevant. we wanted to show you this picture of governor romney that you might not have seen. he is looking on backstage at the convention as his wife is giving her big speech. this is where he was. this was posted by a campaign aide. a digital director for the romney-ryan campaign joins us now. what is the strategy for you guys? >> you know, i think that we look for opportunities to use media as often as possible. we find that social media is really a powerful medium to achieve that speak to one of the things you can do with twitter is see the trends happen right before your eyes. about how people are reacting to the different parts in speeches like the ones we saw last night. what did you see last night? >> it was amazing. we saw 6195 tweets per minute when the governor walked on the stage. the single highest point of the night. also, people responded to things. more tweets are happening in a one-hour period and all of 2008. people are really engaging over twitter and it really shows. jenna:
this is the first election where so many parts of social media are really relevant. we wanted to show you this picture of governor romney that you might not have seen. he is looking on backstage at the convention as his wife is giving her big speech. this is where he was. this was posted by a campaign aide. a digital director for the romney-ryan campaign joins us now. what is the strategy for you guys? >> you know, i think that we look for opportunities to use media as often as possible....
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all elections are all about contrasts. you have contrast between the president who is slowly but surely turning things around and mitt romney wants to go back to the same policies that got us into this mess. that is the kind of things elections are side decided upon. they're decided upon a choice of two competing visions that is what the president will be talking about in nevada today. jon: the president made a controversial remark in seattle yesterday, talking about the economy. i want to play that for you and then get both of your reactions. >> it was a house of cards and it collapsed in the most destructive, worse crisis we've seen since the great depression. and sometimes people forget the magnitude of it. you know, and you saw some of that i think in the video that was shown. sometimes i forget. and the last six months of 2008, while we were campaigning nearly three million of our neighbors lost their jobs. 800,000 lost their jobs in the month that i took office. and it was tough. jon: sometimes i forget he said, moni
all elections are all about contrasts. you have contrast between the president who is slowly but surely turning things around and mitt romney wants to go back to the same policies that got us into this mess. that is the kind of things elections are side decided upon. they're decided upon a choice of two competing visions that is what the president will be talking about in nevada today. jon: the president made a controversial remark in seattle yesterday, talking about the economy. i want to play...
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jenna: exactly four weeks until election today. we are take being a close look at some of the key stas in the race for the white house. today we're turning to wisconsin home of the green bay packers of course if you're a football fan. voters there have gone democratic in six of the last eight elections. remember governor romney's vice-presidental nominee paul ryan is of course a native of wisconsin. so is he a factor there? we'll take a look at some of the latest polls and maybe you can make up your own mind on that. in wisconsin the unemployment rate is just below the national average and it's in line with what we see for gas prices across the country. not in california but across the country. the number of visits for the president and mr. romney equal there in wisconsin both have visited twice. statistics, teny electorial votes from the state of wisconsin. the the state governor scott walker you know that name well. we'll talk about that factor, the factor of a republican governor with our next guest in just a moment. also as far
jenna: exactly four weeks until election today. we are take being a close look at some of the key stas in the race for the white house. today we're turning to wisconsin home of the green bay packers of course if you're a football fan. voters there have gone democratic in six of the last eight elections. remember governor romney's vice-presidental nominee paul ryan is of course a native of wisconsin. so is he a factor there? we'll take a look at some of the latest polls and maybe you can make up...
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fox news is america's election headquarters. governor romney making comments in about two hours at a pipe fitting company in north carolina. jobs expected to be high on his agenda and president obama arrives later today in a pivotal swing state hammered by the recession. we're talking nevada. the president will deliver comments on the economy just hours from now. mr. obama is out west after a record-breaking fund-raiser last night at george clooney's los angeles mansion. that event on the heels of publicly announcing his support for same-sex marriage but it is a comment the president made at another fund-raiser in seattle that is raising eyebrows now. >> it was a house of cards and it collapsed in the most destructive, worst crisis that we've seen since the great depression. and sometimes people forget the magnitude of it. you know, and you saw some of that i think in the video that was shown. sometimes i forget. and the last six months of 2008, while we were campaigning nearly three million of our neighbors lost their jobs. 800
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jenna: we are your election headquarters. a little more than a month before the big day, we're taking a look at the battleground state that could decide the race for the white house. we say that about all of them, don't we? today we're going to focus on florida. folks have voted for the winner in seven of the last eight presidential elections, so let's take a look at the sunshine state. as far as electoral votes, you can see that it has 29, it's one of the biggest states as far as electoral votes in our country. if you take a look at the economy as well, that's within within -- been a big issue. the unemployment rate is slightly higher than the national average, and housing, we've talked a lot about the housing market and the housing crash in the state of florida. you can see that it's one in every 328 housing units. for perspective, this means that florida, the state of florida is second in the country when it comes to foreclosure rates. the first, by the way, is the state of illinois which i thought was interesting because
jenna: we are your election headquarters. a little more than a month before the big day, we're taking a look at the battleground state that could decide the race for the white house. we say that about all of them, don't we? today we're going to focus on florida. folks have voted for the winner in seven of the last eight presidential elections, so let's take a look at the sunshine state. as far as electoral votes, you can see that it has 29, it's one of the biggest states as far as electoral...
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first of all, women are probably the biggest battleground going into this election. democrats won women by a big margin in 2008. in 2010 republicans won women by a fairly healthy margin. so both sides know that they do have to win women. the democrats sought to get women back into the democrat fold by dropping this hhs mandate into the middle of the campaign election x they did spin it very cleverly and successfully as a war on women which is completely bogus, and now i think they're really afraid that hillary rosen's comment -- regardless of who she represents, whether it's the white house or the re-election campaign or just herself -- that they're afraid that that is going to feed into a narrative about the democrat party that they do view women and, frankly, all groups, race and class and, of course, gender just as groups rather than as individuals. that's number one. and number two, that, that the democrats really are struggling to attract women back. and i think, and that their arrogance and elitism that was reflected in this comment, that that feeds also into a
first of all, women are probably the biggest battleground going into this election. democrats won women by a big margin in 2008. in 2010 republicans won women by a fairly healthy margin. so both sides know that they do have to win women. the democrats sought to get women back into the democrat fold by dropping this hhs mandate into the middle of the campaign election x they did spin it very cleverly and successfully as a war on women which is completely bogus, and now i think they're really...
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we have so much tunnel vision with our own election. this is a very big election in china what do we need to know about it. >> this is the fourth generation giving away to the fifth xi jinping. the politburo standing committee, a seven member group it's going to be dominated by at least your conservatives who are really hard liners, or maybe even six of these hard liners. jenna: what does that mean when you say hard liner in china what does that mean? >> these are the guys antireform who are taking a very tough position against neighbor about japan. you talked about the japan riots, also against the united states. they see the u.s. as trying to contain china which is ridiculous. the united states has tried to integrate china into the international system. the hard liners have lost touch with reality in a sense. jenna: there is so much happening around the globe. a lot of our attention right now is focused on the middle east. we see some of our top officials, including the president traveling to asia, is that a good move or strategy at t
we have so much tunnel vision with our own election. this is a very big election in china what do we need to know about it. >> this is the fourth generation giving away to the fifth xi jinping. the politburo standing committee, a seven member group it's going to be dominated by at least your conservatives who are really hard liners, or maybe even six of these hard liners. jenna: what does that mean when you say hard liner in china what does that mean? >> these are the guys...
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>> well it depends who wins the presidential election. if president obama wins, i think he is nearly guaranteed to have at least one house in republican hands. he could have both houses in republican hands. can you say gridlock with a capital g? but if mitt romney is elected, i think he will certainly have a republican house and i would bet that he would also have a republican senate though not anywhere near 60 votes, 60 senate seats which you need to run the senate. there would still be some gridlock but i think romney would get some reasonable honeymoon period of at least a few months. we used to give two years of honeymoon to new presidents. now we're down to four or five months. jenna: that's all you get. >> that's all you get. jenna: larry, very interesting take. it would be interesting if the president's reelected and joe biden still the vice president what he may look like as a tiebreaker in the senate? >> we would get some long speeches. get long speeches with each tie-breaking vote. jenna: and maybe news in those speeches. >> pro
>> well it depends who wins the presidential election. if president obama wins, i think he is nearly guaranteed to have at least one house in republican hands. he could have both houses in republican hands. can you say gridlock with a capital g? but if mitt romney is elected, i think he will certainly have a republican house and i would bet that he would also have a republican senate though not anywhere near 60 votes, 60 senate seats which you need to run the senate. there would still be...
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certainly we've seen it in recent elections. women have become the voters who turn out, reliably and they look for candidates who speak to their issues. we know soccer moms and security moms and kitchen table moms. and santorum is just turning them off. jenna: the question is, will the president actually maintain the women vote? we did see a as andrea pointed out in 2008, according to exit polls despite having a woman candidate as vice president on gop side the president got the woman's vote last time around. that will be interesting topic we'll talk more about. wayne, andrea, for a second he want to get your reaction to another story also a big story. it has to do with the "huffington post" website and rick santorum. rick santorum is part of this next story as well. rick, give us the background here. >> reporter: sure, jenna. larry doyle former write for hit tv comedy, "the simpsons." you expect his take would try to be funny. critics say he went too far. his piece on the "huffington post" skewering the catholic church and gop
certainly we've seen it in recent elections. women have become the voters who turn out, reliably and they look for candidates who speak to their issues. we know soccer moms and security moms and kitchen table moms. and santorum is just turning them off. jenna: the question is, will the president actually maintain the women vote? we did see a as andrea pointed out in 2008, according to exit polls despite having a woman candidate as vice president on gop side the president got the woman's vote...
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i don't know why he elected to do that. that is never a way to garner good feelings in politics like this. you know, mitt romney is the nominee, rick santorum has said some tough things about him. that's fine. but you know, republicans are pretty united that they want to get president obama out of office, and the only way that's going to happen is if rick santorum speaks to his followers and convinces them that, you know, yes, what i said, i said a lot of things that weren't very nice about mitt romney but now this stage is over, we need to line up behind mitt romney, and it's been pointed out in the last 24 hours that hillary clinton, in 2008, didn't immediatey endorse barack obama, and that's true, but when she came back and she did endorse him, it was quite a full-throated endorsement and was i think probably -- went a long way to helping him win a pretty amazing victory in 2008. jon onand did you hear a big sigh of relief from republicans there in washington when this thing effectively ended with santorum's withdrawal f
i don't know why he elected to do that. that is never a way to garner good feelings in politics like this. you know, mitt romney is the nominee, rick santorum has said some tough things about him. that's fine. but you know, republicans are pretty united that they want to get president obama out of office, and the only way that's going to happen is if rick santorum speaks to his followers and convinces them that, you know, yes, what i said, i said a lot of things that weren't very nice about...
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the final election day. >> four times. jenna: four times. okay. there you go. well, governor, on that, the big news this week is this video that has come out on nna: you have control obviously of your campaign but it is hard to have control over others. what kind of effect has that video had? have you had to answer questions about what governor romney is saying and what the republican party stands for? >> oh, i think that that is taken out of context. i think you know, republicans are very compassionate party and believe very much in helping every individual provided they want to help themselves. what governor romney is saying is we'll be willing to help people but they have got to help themselves and they have got to be able to stand up and take what is, what is offered and be able to make something out of it. i think a much more telling thing is what president obama is saying, that he wants to redefine and to reassign the profits and the assets from one person to another. the redistribution i think is much worse of a pos
the final election day. >> four times. jenna: four times. okay. there you go. well, governor, on that, the big news this week is this video that has come out on nna: you have control obviously of your campaign but it is hard to have control over others. what kind of effect has that video had? have you had to answer questions about what governor romney is saying and what the republican party stands for? >> oh, i think that that is taken out of context. i think you know, republicans...
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jenna: well, the president is in full campaign re-election mode. coming up, though, is the president facing a cash crunch? we've heard about it, we'll check out some of those reports coming up. you know when i grow up, i'm going to own my own restaurant. i want to be a volunteer firefighter. when i grow up, i want to write a novel. i want to go on a road trip. when i grow up, i'm going to go there. i want to fix up old houses. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. i want to fall in love again. [ female announcer ] discover what's next in your life. g this free travel bag when you join at aarp.org/jointoday. jenna: we have often covered hollywood starlets getting arrested. normally it's lindsay lohan, not george clooney. he was arrested this morning outside the embassy, the sudan embassy in washington d.c. he was proceed testing the fact he believes we should be more active bringing humanitarian aid to that country, which is currently in war. he was asked to leave, and he didn't, and his father is actually standing i bel
jenna: well, the president is in full campaign re-election mode. coming up, though, is the president facing a cash crunch? we've heard about it, we'll check out some of those reports coming up. you know when i grow up, i'm going to own my own restaurant. i want to be a volunteer firefighter. when i grow up, i want to write a novel. i want to go on a road trip. when i grow up, i'm going to go there. i want to fix up old houses. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. i...
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that is the election. so even new hampshire, with just four electoral votes could end up being the pivot point of the election. jon: usually ohio is the state that sort of determines which man, which party wins the presidency. you say this year it could be a different state. why? >> well, i'm a little biased. i'm a native virginian but i think virginia bids fair to be as important, maybe more important than ohio. if you look at the map and you determine that this is going to be a close, competitive election, as most believe in april, that is the conventional wisdom in april. then, you look to a state that is clearly balanced between the two parties. well in 2008 virginia, of the 50 states, was the closest to the national picture, the national average vote for both barack obama and john mccain. if that continues, it would suggest that virginia could be the pivot point again, not new hampshire, but virginia. not ohio, by virginia. as i said we have a lot of scenarios and we'll have plenty of time to play the
that is the election. so even new hampshire, with just four electoral votes could end up being the pivot point of the election. jon: usually ohio is the state that sort of determines which man, which party wins the presidency. you say this year it could be a different state. why? >> well, i'm a little biased. i'm a native virginian but i think virginia bids fair to be as important, maybe more important than ohio. if you look at the map and you determine that this is going to be a close,...
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a move to try and gear up for the general election campaign. all of the remaining republican presidential campaigns were asked to join in on these kinds of efforts with the rnc. only the romney campaign has hammered out an agreement so far. they say the donors are ready to mobilize for november and understand that for the republican nominee to be able to compete with the $1 billion obama machine they need to get started now. the reference to the $1 billion obama machine is a number tossed around quite frequently by republicans about what they project the president may be able to collect in terms of donations heading into the fall campaign or over the course of this cycle. last go around in 08 they raised $750 million. the re-election campaign says they are not targeting any particular number and have tried to downplay the billion dollar number. certainly it is going to be an expensive enterprise and both campaigns are gearing up to gather the money to do battle this fall. jon. jon: any assessment of turn out today there, steve? >> reporter: yea
a move to try and gear up for the general election campaign. all of the remaining republican presidential campaigns were asked to join in on these kinds of efforts with the rnc. only the romney campaign has hammered out an agreement so far. they say the donors are ready to mobilize for november and understand that for the republican nominee to be able to compete with the $1 billion obama machine they need to get started now. the reference to the $1 billion obama machine is a number tossed...
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a post-democratic election power grab by the person elected that led to what some call a theocracy, others call a dictatorship, understanding, robin, they're very different countries and different people what do you think about the comparisons and likelihood what we're seeing in egypt. >> there are more differences than similarities but the reality is the core problem is defining new order. how do you create a different system to replace a dictatorship or autocratic regime and what are the roles of islam in politics? what are the rights for women and minorities and what are the rules about issues like blasphemy and criticism of islam? and these are issues that still have to be dealt with by egypt and the different forces that are currently in conflict with each other. so in that sense we are seeing some similarities with the kind of democratic chaos that followed iran's revolution. jenna: very interesting. judy, your thoughts on this? >> i think there are too many similarities for comfort. i do worry about egypt going in that direction even though, yes, there are many, many differences but
a post-democratic election power grab by the person elected that led to what some call a theocracy, others call a dictatorship, understanding, robin, they're very different countries and different people what do you think about the comparisons and likelihood what we're seeing in egypt. >> there are more differences than similarities but the reality is the core problem is defining new order. how do you create a different system to replace a dictatorship or autocratic regime and what are...
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yes, they are transitioning into the general election. they're starting to hit president obama more if pennsylvania because i would -- in the pennsylvania because president obama's numbers in pennsylvania, his poll numbers, are lower there than they are in other swing states like ohio and florida. so that shows you that they're thinking in brighter terms about the general election. jon: how unusual is it for a sitting to take on an opponent by name as he did there with mitt romney this early in the process? >> it's unusual because president obama has never really talked about governor romney by name. he's had several press conferences where he's referred to his republican opponents and said that the republican primary is still going on, so he doesn't want to talk about his opponents. but by taking on governor romney by name in that speech this week, it shows that he is thinking about mitt romney and that's already inside his head, and he's ready to have this campaign against him. jon: all right. it's going to be an interesting one to watc
yes, they are transitioning into the general election. they're starting to hit president obama more if pennsylvania because i would -- in the pennsylvania because president obama's numbers in pennsylvania, his poll numbers, are lower there than they are in other swing states like ohio and florida. so that shows you that they're thinking in brighter terms about the general election. jon: how unusual is it for a sitting to take on an opponent by name as he did there with mitt romney this early in...
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gregg: right now historic presidential elections underway in egypt. people voting for a second day more than a year after a bloody revolt forced their dictator to step down. but fears are growing. leland vittert streaming live from cairo with the details. leland? >> reporter: hi, gregg. the polls close here in about an hour and a half as the sun sets on the nile river. this is historic election, also an unusual one because the army here controls things and they're also running this election to pick whoever takes over power from them and there is many who fear right now that the army is not going to want to give up being the power behind the throne. those headed to egypt's polls are met with long lines under a hot sun. and then soldiers with automatic weapons guarding the doors. why do you think the army needs to keep some power? >> because the they are corrupted and involved in what happened in the previous regime. >> reporter: this girl is among egypt's educated upper class and like many of her neighbors in cairo's nicest suburbs, they worry when the
gregg: right now historic presidential elections underway in egypt. people voting for a second day more than a year after a bloody revolt forced their dictator to step down. but fears are growing. leland vittert streaming live from cairo with the details. leland? >> reporter: hi, gregg. the polls close here in about an hour and a half as the sun sets on the nile river. this is historic election, also an unusual one because the army here controls things and they're also running this...
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is the economy a big deal in this election? election? >> yes, of course. >> reporter: this parking lot used to be full of tourists every day. we are here at noon, we are alone. to say the economic affects of this revolution have been devastating would be an understatement. >> destroyed, destroyed the whole thing. >> reporter: the vendors don't have much to do but talk amongst themselves. those selling camel rides sleep. the camels still neat to eat. he used to own 12 camels, now he can barely afford to feed five. >> down, down, down, really down, not like before. >> reporter: the vendors we talked to were pretty optimistic, as were most of theee skwreupthe egyptians here that things will get better with the new president. they say if somebody from the old guard, which was part of the hosni mubarak regime get elected they will once again return to the streets and tourists will not come when there is that type of revolution broadcast around the world. jenna: lots to watch the next 24 hours. thank you. jon: catching a home run ball at a bas
is the economy a big deal in this election? election? >> yes, of course. >> reporter: this parking lot used to be full of tourists every day. we are here at noon, we are alone. to say the economic affects of this revolution have been devastating would be an understatement. >> destroyed, destroyed the whole thing. >> reporter: the vendors don't have much to do but talk amongst themselves. those selling camel rides sleep. the camels still neat to eat. he used to own 12...
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there are elections in japan. the start of the second term for president obama, all this could ithis. what is being planned as early as this weekend live fire exercises by the north koreans right up against the south korean shores. two years ago they did that and hit an is land and that caused all kinds of problems. jon: all kinds of possibilities. doesn't seem many of them are good. thanks. jenna: let's talk about the economy now. the "wall street journal" reporting today that the jobs market could be in line for some significant improvement in the coming year if we can get a deal on the fiscal cliff, that is the big question. businesses which have held off investing and hiring because of uncertainty over the fiscal outlook might finally open their wallets, that means more jobs too. a little bit more optimism potentially on the horizon. even if a tough jobs market and maybe an unpredictable economy there are some ways to get ahead. these why we what wanted to talk to our next guest who knows thing or two about th
there are elections in japan. the start of the second term for president obama, all this could ithis. what is being planned as early as this weekend live fire exercises by the north koreans right up against the south korean shores. two years ago they did that and hit an is land and that caused all kinds of problems. jon: all kinds of possibilities. doesn't seem many of them are good. thanks. jenna: let's talk about the economy now. the "wall street journal" reporting today that the...
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lots to talk about ahead of the november election. in the meantime a little distraction here with video. vandalism taking a terrifying turn, or a twist of karma, depending how you look at it. arsonist attempt to commit a crime goes wrong. we'll have more on that video and tell you the complete story just ahead. >>> dozens coming down with a stomach bug at disney world. it has been going on for more than a month. it is the hippo's fault, jon? jon: let's not blame the hippo. this is disney world. that --. jenna: it is their thing. a big question why are these people getting sick. the health inspector is getting involved. we'll try to get to the bottom of it next. ♪ you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. jon: right now poli
lots to talk about ahead of the november election. in the meantime a little distraction here with video. vandalism taking a terrifying turn, or a twist of karma, depending how you look at it. arsonist attempt to commit a crime goes wrong. we'll have more on that video and tell you the complete story just ahead. >>> dozens coming down with a stomach bug at disney world. it has been going on for more than a month. it is the hippo's fault, jon? jon: let's not blame the hippo. this is...
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they have elections coming up. they have ways i believe to send signals to their leadership what they're doing with nuclear weapons is unacceptable but i think that is how you get the iranian leadership it bite when their population is upset. when their population is hurting. you know, it's the same situation in syria. i think these sanctions in syria, are starting to work and you're getting more people that are part of the electorate in syria, in iran, upset with their leadership and that's how you possibly change them. change their behavior. jon: probably better than anyone you know how the north korean mind works. you have dealt some with the north koreans and gotten some concessions out of them on important issues. the north koreans have now said that they will give up nuclear program and icbms in exchange for food. is there the opportunity to do something like that with the iranians? >> possibly in negotiations. both sides are going to have to give but i think what we want from the iranians is, no new clear we
they have elections coming up. they have ways i believe to send signals to their leadership what they're doing with nuclear weapons is unacceptable but i think that is how you get the iranian leadership it bite when their population is upset. when their population is hurting. you know, it's the same situation in syria. i think these sanctions in syria, are starting to work and you're getting more people that are part of the electorate in syria, in iran, upset with their leadership and that's...
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you're elected but you don't have this type of mandate. heather: thank you so much for your insight. we appreciate it. we'll keep our eyes on egypt. jon. jon: also nearby the bloody civil war in syria intensifies as the fighting moves closer to syria's capital damascus. the latest on the war there coming up. and growing speculation over who will replace outgoing south carolina republican senator jim demint. coming up, more on the potential candidates and how the replacement will be chosen. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement in
you're elected but you don't have this type of mandate. heather: thank you so much for your insight. we appreciate it. we'll keep our eyes on egypt. jon. jon: also nearby the bloody civil war in syria intensifies as the fighting moves closer to syria's capital damascus. the latest on the war there coming up. and growing speculation over who will replace outgoing south carolina republican senator jim demint. coming up, more on the potential candidates and how the replacement will be chosen. hmm,...
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jon: fox news is your election headquarters on air and online. you can track the candidates on the campaign trail, foxnews.com/elections. jenna: economic growth and job creation, key issues shaping up the 2012 election. house manageority leader eric cantor speaking at a meeting of young republican donors, laying much of the blame for america's ailing economy on the spending polices of the current administration. >> when washington is in the business of deciding which industries should win and should which lose, when washington is in the business of saying the people should be spending their money here or there, it's general -- it generally does not work. jenna: that's the opinion of mr. cantor. another economic story got our attention this weekend. comments newt gingrich made on abc's meet the press. take a listen to this: >> you cited going into the show today that unemployment has dropped. it has dropped. you know why it's dropped? because over 4 percent of the people who would be unemployed have quit looking for work. if we had the same partic
jon: fox news is your election headquarters on air and online. you can track the candidates on the campaign trail, foxnews.com/elections. jenna: economic growth and job creation, key issues shaping up the 2012 election. house manageority leader eric cantor speaking at a meeting of young republican donors, laying much of the blame for america's ailing economy on the spending polices of the current administration. >> when washington is in the business of deciding which industries should win...
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that is why he lost the 2004 election. president obama has an enduring problem with many of these blue-collar workers in ohio and elsewhere. jon: let me start with the ohio, "real clear politics" average of the polls. i'm going to show ohio first. i hope i'm taking these a little bit out of our intended order. in ohio, according to "real clear politics" average of the polls, president has 46.2%. governor romney 43.6. pretty tight race. if you go to north carolina, same thing. the positions are reversed. mitt romney leads in north carolina 47.3, to 45.3. north carolina is a state that the president is banking on. it is part of the reason the democrats are holding their convention there, right? >> well, that was the original intention, jon. look at the crystal ball here, we had north carolina leaning republican. we think that romney will carry it. it won't be by a landslide but it will be by enough. president obama won it by 14,000 votes. he clearly slipped in a lot of key places in north carolina from '08 to 12. jon: virgin
that is why he lost the 2004 election. president obama has an enduring problem with many of these blue-collar workers in ohio and elsewhere. jon: let me start with the ohio, "real clear politics" average of the polls. i'm going to show ohio first. i hope i'm taking these a little bit out of our intended order. in ohio, according to "real clear politics" average of the polls, president has 46.2%. governor romney 43.6. pretty tight race. if you go to north carolina, same...
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by and large he kept the wisconsin battle before the election really at arm's length. it frustrated union officials who were also frustrated with him for moving some trade deals and not seeking single-payer health care legislation instead of going in another direction on health care. he obviously got that passed. obama jumping into this debate, this is signal he will get their back on this and other issues. but remember, he has to strike a fiscal cliff deal. that deal is likely to contain some things unions don't like. that is some of the politics going on right now. rick: bob cusack, managing editor of "the hill." thanks so much. >> thanks, rick. >> there are three elements to this. growth, reduction in spending, and raising of revenues. we have already voted for, we, democrats voted for over a trillion dollars in cuts and spending. that was part of the budget control act and that's part of how we should go forward. jenna: that was house minority leader nancy pelosi late last month,g democrats in congress support ad trillion dollars in federal spending cuts. with so m
by and large he kept the wisconsin battle before the election really at arm's length. it frustrated union officials who were also frustrated with him for moving some trade deals and not seeking single-payer health care legislation instead of going in another direction on health care. he obviously got that passed. obama jumping into this debate, this is signal he will get their back on this and other issues. but remember, he has to strike a fiscal cliff deal. that deal is likely to contain some...
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his re-election campaign launching his first spanish language ads in key states. latinos make up 9% of the total electorate, but in the delegate rich battleground state of florida, they make up 35% of the vote. mitt romney called on the gop to come up with alternative for the d.r.e.a.m. act for young immigrants brought illegally to the u.s. by their parents. marco rubio, pub puck senator from florida talking about a possible vp pick is working on such a plan. could it help republicans get important votes? joining us the director of the rnc hispanic outreach campaign. alicia menendez, editor at politics 365.com. both are co-host of "power play" on xm sirius satellite radio. at a fund-raising event last weekend mitt romney telling supporters the way polls look right now, where latino voters are overwhelminging democratic it could spell doom for the gop. this was his words, doom. how does the republican turn that around? >> i think what mitt romney is saying, all the candidates saying even us here at the republican national committee hispanic voters are very importan
his re-election campaign launching his first spanish language ads in key states. latinos make up 9% of the total electorate, but in the delegate rich battleground state of florida, they make up 35% of the vote. mitt romney called on the gop to come up with alternative for the d.r.e.a.m. act for young immigrants brought illegally to the u.s. by their parents. marco rubio, pub puck senator from florida talking about a possible vp pick is working on such a plan. could it help republicans get...
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we had an election, and we had an election where voters clearly supported the president. jon: he got 50.96% of the population. >> he got over 300 electoral votes. romney only have one battleground state. tons of senate victories, again in the house, there were gains. voters agree with the handling of the economy presently and the proposals that the president has a point. it has to the one spending cuts and republicans try to pass a plan of their own, but it failed. bill kristol has criticized the plan. those are not my words, republicans have criticized that now republicans are really standing in the way of the real deal in order to defend the very top. >> republicans have a mandate as well. they were elected in the majority in the house of representatives, and their mandate is to maintain a grip on the size of government. instead of letting the president and the democrats go towards greed and bankruptcy and insolvency. they have a mandate. if they go along with raising taxes on the job creators in america, they can plan to be wiped out in the midterm election. they know
we had an election, and we had an election where voters clearly supported the president. jon: he got 50.96% of the population. >> he got over 300 electoral votes. romney only have one battleground state. tons of senate victories, again in the house, there were gains. voters agree with the handling of the economy presently and the proposals that the president has a point. it has to the one spending cuts and republicans try to pass a plan of their own, but it failed. bill kristol has...
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he won the election, and democrats like chuck schumer say it's time for republicans to admit that, take a listen. >> on taxes, i know it's hard for the republicans, but the president ran on that platform, 250. no tax increases people below, but taxes for people above. he won. 60% of the voters said they were for it in the the exit polls, including some republicans. >> reporter: the president is still vacationing here in hawaii. white house officials are privately making it clear that you heard him last friday before he left the white house, i'll see you next week. if there is not some sort of christmas miracle and some sort of a deal over the next 24 hours very likely we'll see the president get on air force one in the next couple of days, right after christmas and head back to washington to find some sort of solution, kelly. kelly: hopeful people are following his advice and listening to christmas carols, drinking eggnog and talking to constituents. jaime: mistletoe extract could be good for your health. we'll talk about that. can bolt sidecan both sides bridge the gap before it's too
he won the election, and democrats like chuck schumer say it's time for republicans to admit that, take a listen. >> on taxes, i know it's hard for the republicans, but the president ran on that platform, 250. no tax increases people below, but taxes for people above. he won. 60% of the voters said they were for it in the the exit polls, including some republicans. >> reporter: the president is still vacationing here in hawaii. white house officials are privately making it clear...